ntfs.sys missing or currupt

i had left my computer up over night and when i woke up it had this error on the screen, i have followed several guides and tried chkdsk and replacing the file(replaced it 3 times now) and every time it still gives me the error message any ideas my next step would be repair install

 

Hello,
Could be bad ram. Try removing all of your ram modules except one. If it still does it, replace it with another you removed.

If that does not solve it, try doing a chkdsk /r from the recovery console if you have an OS install disk.

 

well we did lose power earlier yesterday but it didnt seem effected naybe is loosened the ram ill check

and i already ran chkdsk once but ill try it again

 

both tam look ok and the chkdsk was ran twice only the first time found a few minor problems

i just restarted to check and still getting the error any help would be most apprecieted

full error states

"windows could not start because the following file is missing
or corrupt:
System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys

you can attemp to repair this file by starting windows setup
using the original setup cd-rom
select "r" at the first screen to start repair"

also if it matters im running xp home sp3 and have repair council already installed and the disc i had was xp pro only if someone has a home disc and can rip the ntfs.sys file from it and up load it i might be able to get my system to work tyvm for any help

 

Edit: Posted wrong version: xp home. Will try later.

 

i have xp home so im wondering is there a difference in the 2 versions from home to pro

 

Hello,
I misread the post. Still asleep. :-o I thought you had XP pro. As far as I know, they are the same. If you want, I can still get the Version from XP home if you wish.

Edit: I can confirm they are identical between home and pro. Do you still need the file?

 

nothen there must be something really wrong with my system then because iv replaced the file several times

 

does anyone have any clue as to why replacing the file has no effect iv replaced it via recovery council(twice), Ubuntu(twice) manual replacement and still to no avail iv also run several dskchk's and still to no avail any ideas fro anyone my next step would be repair install which i dont believe will work since i only have a xp pro disc when im running xp home

 

If you are going to do a repair install you are going to need an XP home CD. Cannot use a PRO disk. You mentioned a power outage. This could have also caused hardware problems.

 

Are you still getting ntfs.sys is missing or corrupt after replacing the file?

 

Could be a corrupt registry, used ultimate boot cd for Windows to correct that problem. Created the CD on a different computer with an XP Home installation CD, then used a system restore point on the affected PC to replace the corrupted registry. This post put me on the right track...:clap
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=112734
http://majorgeeks.com/UBCD4Win_d5710.html

 

yes

also instead of repair install my dad luckly had a pro version for compaq so im doing a fresh install of pro instead which is fine by me because iv been wanting pro for a while because i can do alot more on pro

thanks for the help though everyone